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June 7, 2011
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Claro KSAFA Under-20 Champions League takes the spotlight

Ricardo Chin (third from left), KSAFA's first vice-president, presenting the winning Claro KSAFA Under-17 trophy to Cavalier's captain Chevanne Marsh. Also sharing in the moment are Nickalaus Kamaka (left), equipment manager, and team manager, Paul Maxwell (second left). - Contributed

The quarter-finals of the Claro Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Under-20 Champions League will take centre stage today with three of the four matches on the schedule.

Arnett Gardens will host Olympic Gardens at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex starting at 3:30 p.m,. while, further down the road, Boys' Town play Duhaney Park at Collie Smith Drive. Rae Town will travel to Tivoli Gardens.

The fourth match has not been decided as yet, with the defending champions Harbour View awaiting either Santos or Brown's Town.

Harbour View has also just won the Confederation League going unbeaten, winning 10 of their 11 games to finish on 31 points, five ahead of Arnett Gardens on 26, Tivoli Gardens on 25 and Boys' Town with 21 points.

The Claro Champions League pits the top four sides from the Under-20 Confederation League in Harbour View, Arnett Gardens, Tivoli Gardens and Boys' Town against the top four teams from the Kingston and St Andrew leagues.

Second-place Confederation team, Arnett Gardens, for the first time in many years, seem to have a more-than-useful group of youngsters, and should start favourites to beat Olympic Gardens which were second in the St Andrew Division.

Arnett have rattled up eight wins from 11 games, with two draws and a defeat, to be on 26 points, second only to the unbeaten Harbour View on 31 points.

Arnett has some outstanding players in Kemar 'Elder' Shaw, the brother of Daniel Shaw, 17-year-old captain Al Nesbeth, Jovani Simms - who has some premier league goals under his belt, Fabian Reid, Ricardo Oldham, Devron Dixon and Romario Bigsby, and the jungle is buzzing with excitement and expectation once again.

Tivoli Gardens should also start favourites to beat Rae Town, the top team in the Kingston division. Their leading goalscorer, Davion Garrison, should lead from in front alongside Neca Callins, Omroy Simpson, Sadeke Edwards and Omar Pryce.

Boys' Town should complete the clean sweep for the Confederation teams with a win over Duhaney Park, but they cannot count out the St Andrew champions.

Meanwhile, Harbour View has retained their Under-20 Confederation title, with Duhaney Park capturing the St Andrew crown with 24 points, three more than Olympic Gardens.

The Kingston Division was won by Rae Town out front on 18 points from six games with Santos on 16 points from seven matches, trying to hold off Brown's Town on 13 points from six games.

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